Peter Lynn Rebble 2.5M 3.5M & 5.0M

so, the weekend was coming and the wind was forecast to be light...light like 5-8knots or so

i was after a light wind kite to make the most of the light airs that can blight our balmy isles now and again. eveyone knows depower is not the way to go in these situations, which leads you back to the fixed bridle genre

i have flown a decent amount of kites, plenty of LEIs, ARCs, bullets, blades, depower, race kites, other foils whatever, and it was earlier this year that i discovered the Rebble from Peter Lynn

well now. here was a kite that went beyond expactations, beyond the call of duty if you like - super stable (hang a strop between the handles and you can literally peg it to the ground and it will stay at the zenith) thanks to the last few cells being close. super sweet through the air, light, looks good and great upwind...so i bought the 2.5, 3.5, and 5.0

surely then the 8m would be the go for the light winds? all of the above charms but in a bigger package?

first off the kite is MASSIVE. spread it out on the sand and it looks like some sort of shimmering space blanket for mountaineerers. same build quality as the other Rebbles - spartan. no fancy logos, gimmicks, tags or tassles. just one thin, light, crispy but strong kite. in blue, with a grey stripe to add a bit of cheer, and the ineterior skin is just...white. this kite is like a Lotus car, or a middle weight boxing champ, or an AC/DC riff - no messing about - you wanted action, thats what you get...

once in the air...Woah. super super stable - it sits in the sky like a...like a...rock. in the lightest of airs, it inflates and sits there, waiting, barely breathing.

then you turn it

the kite whips accross the window and drives you forward and forward and forward. its pull is relentless and once moving pulls very hard right to the edge of the window.

jump in the buggy and with this leviathan and hold tight. super fast accross the wind, and points better upwind than ANY kite i have flow - better than blades, better than phantoms. in light winds you can get upwind so hard its tough to remember which way the wind is blowing

this kite, as you may have gathered, i think truly rocks. not in the flavour of the month kind of way, but truly is AWESOME. it looks hot, flies hot, and delivers a sick sick ride once you engage its attention

the first day i flew it, a guy using razors (a quiver of) was having trouble keeping them in the sky (light winds) and was not getting the speed the rebble created. it just turns air into speed. and then shoves you upwind. i cannot wait to try this kite on a board, in fact i want to hit the water with it, its so stable.

the rebble has long remained to the many, something of an underdog. slowly, some are catching on to what these kites can do...the way they outperform others in their class...

the 8m rebble (as the album title goes) is definaltely outnumbered...but never outgunned

demo this kite the next day off work you get.

By : mickjones